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CHEROKEE WISDOM

September 11th, 2008 velvetfont Posted in Daily Tips, Emotions, General, Global Consciousness, Lifestyle, Mind, Spirit, Spiritual Afterlife, Spiritual Health, Uncategorized, biodiversity, consciousness, culture, earth, global awareness, sustainability | No Comments »

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.

He said, “My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all.

One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.

The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.”

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: “Which wolf wins?”

The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”

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Think Before You Drink! plastic, no bueno

August 24th, 2008 velvetfont Posted in Daily Tips, General, Global Consciousness, Global News, Hot Show Topics, Lifestyle, Mind, Sustainable Resourse, Uncategorized, Weekly Features, biodiversity, consciousness, culture, earth, global awareness, health, sustainability | No Comments »

Hopefully if you’re at this site and reading this you are well aware of the alternatives to using disposable bottles and recycle the ones you do. The advent of bottled water sent our already wasteful consumer culture into pollution overdrive and it’s a tremendous task to put the brakes on the momentum of this waste. Here is a list of plastic bottle fun facts that put the magnitude of this pollution into scope.

  • Plastic bottles take 700 years to begin composting
  • 90% of the cost of bottled water is due to the bottle itself
  • 80% of plastic bottles are not recycled
  • 38 million plastic bottles go to the dump per year in America from bottled water (not including soda)
  • 24 million gallons of oil are needed to produce a billion plastic bottles
  • The average American consumes 167 bottles of water a year
  • Bottling and shipping water is the least energy efficient method ever used to supply water
  • Bottled water is the second most popular beverage in the United States

Although it can be easy and convenient to pick up bottle beverage products the end cost to the environment is staggering. So be mindful when you drink…and remember, friends don’t let friends drink from disposables!

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Maria Teresa Valenzuela: ancient prophecies

August 11th, 2008 velvetfont Posted in Daily Tips, Death, Emotions, General, Global Consciousness, Global News, Integrative Medicine, Lifestyle, Mind, Spirit, Spiritual Afterlife, Spiritual Health, Weekly Features, Women, consciousness, culture, earth, global awareness, healing, health, sustainability | No Comments »

Coming to Know: Enter into a Conscious Relationship with the Prophecy
with
Maria Teresa Valenzuela and Luzia

September 11, Palm Desert, CA, 7 pm

 Maria Teresa

Becoming the Prophecies
with
Maria Teresa Valenzuela and Luzia

September 12-14, Palm Desert, CA(Friday & Saturday 8:30 – 10 pm, Sunday 8:30 – Noon) 


Thursday night, Maria Valenzuela will give voice to the Indigenous people.  Indigenous people of ancient and modern times have always had a KNOWING in how this time in history would possibly be a time of great spiritual and technological progress or time of war, turmoil and cataclysm for humanity.  In this talk Maria Teresa, in the indigenous voice, shares the concepts of the Indigenous Prophecies in a way of understanding the challenging times in which we live and offers spiritual wisdom in ways that individuals and communities can find balance.  The Maya Prophecy and other Indigenous Prophecies from Mesoamerica will be discussed as well as coming to know our personal relationship with these prophecies.  In addition, Luzia will share her wisdom on the present role of plants of wisdom in the progression from the past, and present the future by bringing forth a new prophecy for humanity.  

This will be a weekend to reconcile where you are in your psycho spiritual development and take steps in the evolution of your personal cosmology.  We offer B.R.E.T.H.E. work sessions, Body Work, Amazonian Flower Remedies, Group Sharing, a Fire Ceremony and White Table works with the option to use a sacrament.  White Table is a work in the Alan Kardec spiritist tradition to explore our connection to the spirit realm, develop our mediumship and offer charity to those in need.   

Cost of the weekend is $325 per person if registered before September 1, 2008. Weekend includes Thursday’s talk, hearty lunches and light dinner and is limited to 15 people. For full class description, please visit our website or call 760-773-5870. The Center will be closed from August 13 -21 while Renee is on a short holiday, but online registration is available.


Maria Teresa is an indigenous spiritual teacher and healer from an enduring lineage of shamanic healers and curanderos in the Sierra Madre of Chihuahua, Mexico. Taught the shamanic medicine way by her grandmother and father, she brings to her work a wealth of knowledge in Mesoamerican wisdom, myths, and traditional forms of indigenous medicine and healing. Drawing on her indigenous heritage, career as a registered nurse, life experiences, and traditional training as a “Mujer de la Medicina,” Maria Teresa serves as a unique bridge across traditions and cultures. She travels throughout the United States, Mexico, and Central America sharing her healing gifts and wisdom.

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TCM:1,000 years of history

June 1st, 2008 velvetfont Posted in Body, Daily Tips, Emotions, Food as Medicine, General, Global News, Herbal Products, Integrative Medicine, Lifestyle, Mind, Spirit, consciousness, culture, diet, global awareness, healing, health, sustainability | 1 Comment »

Chinese medicine sometimes referred to as TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) or CCM (Classical Chinese Medicine) has a rich history dating back to thousands of years B.C. Based on the philosophies of the Tao and classical Chinese beliefs, these two variations of Chinese medicine differ from each other in that CCM strictly adheres to roots of the ancient Chinese medicine; and TCM is a more accepted form of alternative medicine that has become more “Westernized” in conjunction with modern terms.

Broadly taught throughout China, TCM is also offered through a number of Chinese medicine or acupuncture schools in North America as well. Teaching holistic principles that demonstrate how all things are connected (mind, spirit, and body); future Chinese medicine practitioners learn how to prescribe herbal prescriptions relative to the patient. The belief is to treat the “whole person,” not the disease.

Chinese medicine aims to balance the yin (water and earth) and yang (fire and air) of the body’s life force (Chi or Qi); and is a highly evolved medicine in that it approaches healthcare on the foundation of the meridian system (energy channels of the body). Unlike conventional medicine in the West, Chinese medicine places an emphasis on the body’s elements, and their interrelation with the body’s individual systems.

If you visit a Chinese medicine practitioner, you will discover an entirely different form of diagnostics. In addition to observing a patient’s face, these holistic health practitioners perform a pulse diagnosis (palpation of the radial artery pulse), body palpation, and other unique non-invasive diagnostic measures.

Once a Chinese medicine practitioner has formulated his observations, and has come to a conclusive treatment method, some of the many holistic medicines that he might offer include Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture, holistic nutrition advice, moxibustion, cupping, Tuina (Chinese medical massage), Qigong, or Tai Chi, among others. Some specialized practitioners may administer auriculotherapy (ear acupuncture) as a health treatment.

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